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September 6, 2017
The importance of ICT in society’s needs: An empirical approach through Maslow’s lens
The aim of the Watch is to point out the importance of ICT in developing and emerging countries from a demand-side perspective. We find that having a cell phone and internet access are gaining importance among individuals’ basic needs. Younger people consider ICT-related needs more basic than older people do.
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June 13, 2017
The use of ICT in European households: a comparative study
The use of ICT at home has spread extensively throughout Europe, albeit with differing intensity in each country. Based on Eurostat data, this observatory outlines the importance of computer use, of the internet and its ends during the recent recession, comparing European countries.
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November 14, 2016
Digital Divide and Economic Development: Are they related?
Information and communication technologies (ITC) are a major growth driver for the global economy, as the interaction between agents is increasingly based on these instruments, especially Internet.
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July 6, 2016
Digital divide and development
The so-called digital economy, understood as that economy based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), has developed out of the incorporation into society of the Internet phenomenon. The incorporation of new and improved tools in communication and information has affected the behaviour of all economic agents.
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December 28, 2015
Heterogeneity and dissemination of the digital economy: the case of Spain
The study of the process of this phenomenon can be conducted on either the supply or the demand side. On the supply side, innovation is one of the main pillars underpinning economic growth in countries (Schumpeter,1910; Romer, 1995). On the demand side, there is an abundance of literature, that develops the theories of technological dissemination (Bass, 1964; Rogers, 1995)
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June 3, 2015
Digital Economy Outlook. May 2015
In this issue we focus on: A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe; Electronic identification for the digital market; Crowdfunding regulation in Spain; Technology to extend financial access; and The digital economy: hares or tortoises.
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